uncultivable

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adjective

Not capable of cultivation

“uncultivable bacteria”

Similar
uncultivatableuncultivated
OriginEnglish cultivable ← Middle English un- ← Old English un- →
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Meanings

adjectiveuncultivable (comparative more uncultivable, superlative most uncultivable)

comparative more uncultivable · superlative most uncultivable

  1. Not capable of cultivation

    uncultivable bacteria

    1 more example

    uncultivable wasteland

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectivenot suitable for cultivation or tilling

Similar
uncultivatableuncultivated
Also see
uncultivatableuncultivated

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*né
  2. Proto-Indo-European*n̥-
  3. Proto-Germanic*un-
  4. Proto-West Germanic*un-
  5. Old Englishun-
  6. Middle Englishun-
  7. Englishun-
  8. Englishcultivable
  9. Englishuncultivable

From un- + cultivable.

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APA

uncultivable. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/uncultivable

MLA

“uncultivable.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/uncultivable. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “uncultivable,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/uncultivable.

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